News

Funding Opportunities 

for Social Science Faculty & Graduate Students

Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. The Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) assist...

Posted: September 12, 2019, 2:16 PM

UMBC to Host Baltimore International Guitar Competition

We are excited to announce we will be hosting the final round of the inaugural Baltimore International Guitar Competition. The competition is presented by the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society,...

Posted: September 12, 2019, 10:42 AM

ACLU Constitution Day event: 9/19, 7-9 pm

Bob Moses speaking, Founder of The Algebra Project

Civil rights activist and founder of The Algebra Project, Bob Moses will be in Baltimore on September 19 participating in the ACLU Constitution Day event. ...

Posted: September 11, 2019, 2:58 PM

SEPTEMBER 18 DEADLINE - Apply to SCUSA!

September 18 deadline approaching!

Hey Political Science Majors! The Political Science Department is accepting applications to the the 71st Annual Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA) at the U.S. Military Academy, West...

Posted: September 11, 2019, 12:25 PM

Library Workshops for Fall 2019

Please find the list of UMBC's Library Fall 2019 workshops below. These events are open to everyone on campus.  Introduction to R R is a programming language for data analysis and...

Posted: September 11, 2019, 11:32 AM

Livewire 10

In this landmark year, Livewire 10: Rewind/Fast Forward will exploremusical origins as well as the future landscape through a sweeping series of events. The Department will look back (Rewind) to...

Posted: September 11, 2019, 10:57 AM

Of Note: Social Science Faculty, Students, and Alumns

Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments! Amy Bhatt, Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies, sheds light on what can be done to close the...

Posted: September 10, 2019, 2:17 PM

Talk by Emeritus Professor Fred L. Pincus:

Reading from new memoir Confessions of a Radical Sociologist

Fred L. Pincus, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, will read from his forthcoming memoir, Confessions of a Radical Sociologist, on Thursday November 21 at 4pm in the AOK Library Gallery on UMBC's...

Posted: September 10, 2019, 8:41 AM

Graphic Artist Gareth Hinds: Library & Gallery Speaker Event

Book talk and signing by comic creator and Maryland author

The Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery will host a talk and signing by comic creator and local Maryland artist Gareth Hinds, whose graphic novels based on literary classics have captivated readers...

Posted: September 9, 2019, 9:44 AM

Economics & Public Policy Fall 2019 Seminar Series

Please find the schedule for the Fall 2019 joint seminar of the Department of Economics, the School of Public Policy and the Center for Social Science Scholarship. The full list of talks can be...

Posted: September 6, 2019, 1:11 PM